The Road To Love Chapter 11

The blonde grabbed Hiroki's hand and pulled him towards the door. Lucy motioned him to knock, which he gladly did.

The door creaked open and behind it was a petite old lady, possibly around the age of 60.

"Are you the mages from Fairy Tail?"  The lady questioned, raising a brow. The aged woman had a cold aura surrounding her.

"Yes, we're here to complete your job request. My name is Hiroki and this is Lucy." answered Hiroki in the most polite way. Lucy smiled and waved at the lady.

"Oh, well please do come in." Her cold aura suddenly disappeared, and it was replaced with a more cheerful one. Lucy sweat dropped at how her mood could change so easily.

"My name is Akari Michiko, by the way." The elderly woman now known as 'Akari' smiled and let the two inside.

Lucy and Hiroki examined Akari's home. The house was pretty ancient. The walls were painted a light orange; the windows were covered by large, silk drapes and it had that certain 'old people' smell.

The shuffling of feet brought the two teenagers out of their thoughts and they watched as a tall, old man tread down the stairs.

"So you're the Fairy Tail mages?" The old man sneered. "Looks like a couple of weaklings to me."

"Takeru! Be nice to them! They're going to help us find him." snapped Akari.

"Like they can do anything! For all we know, he might be dead!" The man called 'Takeru' retorted.

Lucy glanced at Hiroki and was relieved to see that she wasn't the only one who was totally confused.

"I'm sorry to cut in, but who are you talking about?" asked Lucy.

The old couple looked at the two, then back at each other before sighing.

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The grouchy man led Lucy and Hiroki towards the living room filled with old antiques and records, while Akari went to brew tea. The two sat on a luxury, white leather sofa and although there was room on the furniture, the old male plopped down on a cream, leather armchair. It seemed that most of the chairs were also made out of leather, and it gave them the impression that the old couple was rich.

There was an awkward silence before the man finally spoke up.

"What're your names?" The blonde decided that she should answer this time.

"My name is-" Lucy started, but was cut off by Hiroki.

"My name is Hiroki and this is Lucy."

Lucy forced a smile; of course she was annoyed that she got cut off. The man nodded and sighed.

"My name is Takeru Michiko. Sorry about my behaviour before, it's just that... I was worried"

"Worried about whom?" asked Lucy.

"My son... Aki Michiko..."

"Why would you be worried about your son?" questioned Hiroki.

"He... He was captured by the thieves!"